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BEACH COOKIES/ What a Beach!

The only beach I knew for my first 20 years was Fire Island off of Long Island’s south shore on the Atlantic Ocean. During the summers of the ‘60’s we visited our cousins a few times every summer. We would pack sandwiches, a huge jug of lemonade, chips and brown edge cookies. We would all pile into my uncle’s blue ’52 Chevy and one of my teenage cousins would drive the route across over the Robert Moses Causeway to the beautiful, expansive beach. It was pristine with no houses, hotels or restaurants … nothing as far as the eye could see. It was the perfect beach. There were two gigantic parking lots and a large refreshment hut. The sand was light tan and the waves were BIG. Did I mention the beach was very deep and walking to and fro the parking lot meant a lot of yousas and ouches while scooting across the hot sand? And lest I forget, the lifeguards who sat high overlooking the beach with their blonde hair, dark tans and red swimming trunks. Yes, there were beach boys on the East Coast too! Does anyone use the term ‘trunks’ anymore?

Fast forward to Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale … high-rise hotels, retail shops, restaurants, bars along the main drag … and right there was the beach! What a culture shock as I thought all beaches were unspoiled like Fire Island. Ah well. A beautiful beach, riding waves with my cousins, brown edge cookies… indelible priceless memories! Maybe these beach cookies will stir your childhood beach memories.

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